Wireless Handheld Device with Local Biometric Authentication

1. A wireless mouse that includes a scroll wheel, the wireless mouse comprising: a biometric sensor on the scroll wheel, wherein the biometric sensor captures a biometric from a user and generates a digital representation of the captured biometric; memory that stores one or more biometric templates; an authenticator that compares the digital representation of the captured biometric to the one or more biometric templates; a transceiver that sends a wireless signal to access one or more remote devices subject to matching the captured biometric to one of the one or more biometric templates, wherein the wireless signal comprises a command stream that logs the user onto one or more of the remote devices, wherein the command stream includes a control/alt/delete signal, user name, and a password; and a battery that powers the biometric sensor, memory, authenticator, and transceiver.

2. The wireless mouse of claim 1 , wherein each of the biometric templates is associated with a different user, and wherein a new biometric template is captured from a new user and stored in memory in an initial registration process that registers the user as an authorized user.

3. The wireless mouse of claim 1 , wherein the wireless signal further comprises one of a file, a folder, medical records, music, and a calendar stored in the memory.

4. The wireless mouse of claim 1 , further comprising a processor that encrypts the wireless signal in accordance with encryption techniques.

5. The wireless mouse of claim 1 , wherein the transceiver sends the wireless signal in accordance with one of a radio frequency identification (RFID), Ultra Wideband (UWB), wireless universal serial bus (USB), Bluetooth, 802.11(a), 802.11(b), 802.11(e) and 802.11(g).

6. The wireless mouse of claim 1 , wherein the memory stores sensitive information and updates the sensitive information subject to authenticating a second party to one of the remote devices.

7. A method comprising: capturing a biometric from a user in a wireless mouse via a biometric sensor positioned on a scroll wheel of the wireless mouse; comparing the captured biometric to one or more biometric templates stored in a resident memory of the wireless mouse; when the captured biometric matches one of the biometric templates, sending a wireless signal from the wireless mouse to access one or more remote devices, wherein the wireless signal comprises a command stream that logs the user onto one or more of the remote devices, wherein the command stream includes a control/alt/delete signal, a user name, and a password; when the captured biometric does not match one of the biometric templates, denying access to the remote devices via the wireless mouse.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein capturing the biometric from the user comprises generating a digital representation of an image associated with the user, and wherein comparing the captured biometric comprises comparing the digital representation of the image to the biometric templates.

9. The method of claim 7 , further comprising performing an initial registration process to register the user as a new user authorized to operate the wireless mouse, wherein the initial registration process captures a biometric from the user, stores the captured biometric as a biometric template in the resident memory, and authorizes the user.

10. The method of claim 7 , wherein sending the wireless signal further comprises sending at least one of a file, a folder, medical records, music and a calendar.

11. The method of claim 7 , wherein sending the wireless signal comprises encrypting the wireless signal.

12. The method of claim 7 , further comprising updating information stored in resident memory of the wireless mouse subject to authenticating a second party user to one of the remote devices.